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Modification of the physical properties of dental amalgam due to mercury leakage during mechanical trituration

The purpose of this study was to evaluate quantitatively and comparatively, the occurrence of mercury leakage during the mechanical trituration of amalgam from capsules available in the domestic marketplace, and the possible effects of this leakage on the physical properties of the material. Analyzed items were compressive strength, dimensional change, and static creep.

Dental amalgam; Mercury leakage; Dimensional change; Static creep


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